PPT-Ch 2 Notes – Personality

SelfEsteem and Emotions Section 21 Personality Describing Personality behaviors attitudes feelings amp ways thinking 5 central traits describe how people behave relate to others and react to change. disorders. Personality. Enduring . pattern of feeling thinking . and behavior . that make individual unique person. Elements of personality. Since early age. Consistent over time. Recognized by friends. Day Monday Notes: Tuesday Notes: Wednesday Notes: Thursday Notes: Friday Notes: Saturday Notes: Sunday Notes: Workout Intervals Steady row Repeat four times for one set then take a break of 3 minu Explain what the field of psychology tries to do.. Psychology: Use phrenology to guess as to what your personality quirks might be. In other words, feel your head and diagnose your own weirdness. . . Describe a time when you judged someone before you truly knew them.. Describe a time when you were judged by someone before he/she knew you. How did it feel?. My Prejudice. Why do we judge people before we know them when we know how it feels to be judged?. Uni. -dimensional or Multi-dimensional. Theoretical . or Psychometric (data reduction). Factor Analysis or Criterion Reference. Normal or Abnormal Traits. Group or Individual Administration. Oral or Written. Hans Eysenck believed that we can describe people’s personalities by classifying them along two scales: . Introversion-extraversion scale. Stable-unstable . scale. The Big Five. Many contemporary trait theorists believe personality can be described using 5 traits:. nner . psychological characteristic . that reflect how a person . responds. to his/her environment.. Inner characteristics -can be specific personal . qualities, attributes, traits, mannerisms . that distinguish one individual from others. Refers to an individual’s . unique and relatively consistent pattern of thinking, feeling, and . behaving. Personality . theory: . Describes . and . explains . how people are similar, how they are different, and why every individual is . PERSONALITY. What is Personality. ?. People . differ from. each . other in. meaningful . ways. People . seem to show. some . consistency in. behavior. Personality is defined as . distinctive and . We will:. Identify your preferred learning style.. Find out more about what good study habits are.. Become aware of what may distract you from studying and know what strategies you can use to stop procrastinating and get on with studying.. Maladaptive variations or combinations of normal personality traits. Extremes on either end of specific trait dimensions can be associated with disorders.. An enduring pattern of experience and behavior that differs greatly from society’s expectations. DSM-IV lists 10 separate personality disorders, with an average prevalence of 1-2%. Three clusters: anxious-fearful, odd-eccentric, and dramatic-impulsive. Concern:. . Categorical vs. Dimensional (DSM-V)?. %). In this section of the course, students explore major theories of how humans . develop enduring . patterns of behavior and personal characteristics that influence how . others relate . to them. The unit also addresses research methods used to assess personality. Case Study:. . You Are What Makes You Laugh. Section 1:. . The Trait Approach. Section 2:. . The Psychoanalytic Approach. Section 3:. . The Learning Approach. Section 4:. . The Humanistic and Sociocultural Approaches.